REVIEW: The Golden Hands Before God... - Here

The Golden Hands Before God... - Here
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Here is heavily in debt to the 1960s, with both its rollicking rock ‘n’ roll nature and its moments of more laid back acoustic fare steeped in psychedelia. The guitars are ferocious and beg to be outside of the speakers on songs such as “One Fine Morning” and “Communist Party” and have wild character reminiscent of Neil Young. It would have been nice to hear the guitar leads venture off a bit more from their path on a few songs. Repetition can often ruin the magic of a riff and sometimes it can keep the listener’s interest by not radically altering the vibe of the song. Generally, the case tends to be the latter on Here.

This E.P. certainly leaves you wanting more, especially because it presents a band with a lot of potential. The music is familiar in how much it draws from the past but this often works in favor of the band. It’s an inviting sound, and though not entirely original, it helps the band to hold its own over the entirety of this seven-song E.P. Here is promising and a strong introductory offering. It is easy to imagine yourself spinning this extended-player as you hang out underneath the stars on a quiet night with friends, remembering all that has been and is (“Blood of November”) or feeling yourself become enriched with a full-body jubilation that “hell-yeah” you are alive (“Communist Party”). If this E.P. tells me anything, it’s that rock ‘n’ roll is still alive.

Recommended Tracks: “Communist Party,” “Girl Half My Age,” “The Ladder”

Scope my previous post on "Communist Party" here.

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The Golden Hands Before God... - "Communist Party"

ROCK AND ROLL.

Those are the only three words that come to mind when I hear this song. Those are really the only words I need to provide you. This isn’t acting. This isn’t forced. A song that's truly deserving of the words "raucous" and "rollicking." The band pay equal amounts of attention to substance and groove. It's more effective simply because it sounds so natural. Is this some long lost and forgotten band from the 1960s? No, but it’s hard to fault you for thinking so. “Communist Party” sounds like the tires of an automobile making repeated runs over the road. The wheels keep turning and turning. The engine keeps running. Everything is going to hold up, hold together, until the final destination is reached.
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And when I'm listening...
Hey, I saw you on the beach, but I was too afraid to approach you. I like to think that from a distance, I appeared much more attractive to you than I actually am. It might have been the music I was hearing that set me up to believe this would be true. It gives me the courage...the courage to believe this. I do that a lot. I get these ideas about how I must come across in person all based off of a song in my head or a song flowing through my ears. I think it’s safe to assume this is never really the case, but I feel much safer and accomplished from a distance. Distance is appealing to me, and much more attractive. It’s a terrible way to live, always creating misconceptions and assuming so much. I live vicariously through song. I’m experienced this way. I won’t approach you. It’s much more romantic just to think of the possibilities than to actually pursue them. I know the realities. I’m okay.
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"Communist Party" is from The Golden Hands Before God...'s new extended-player Here. Pick it up.

Please note that this band's full name is actually The Golden Hands Before God Conducts Incredible Magic Band & The Spirits.